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Union Carbide waste removed 40 years after Bhopal gas tragedy

337 metric tonnes of toxic waste from Bhopal's Union Carbide factory was removed after 40 years.

Union Carbide's chemical waste will be incinerated at the Ramky Enviro factory located at Ashapura village, Pithampur (Dhar district) near Indore.
Ramky Enviro Plant is operated as per the guidelines of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Earlier, the Madhya Pradesh High Court had set a deadline of January 6 for removal of the garbage.
The government has to present the report in the High Court on Friday, January 3, 2025.
On the night of 2 and 3 December 1984, toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas leaked from the Union Carbide pesticide factory. About 5479 people died in this incident.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on 2 January released the book 'Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh: Through the Ages' in New Delhi.

'Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh: Through the Ages' has been published in 7 volumes.
It contains the history of 3 thousand years of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh.
This book has been prepared in collaboration with the National Book Trust and the Indian Council of Historical Research.

The bilateral joint military exercise 'Surya Kiran' between India and Nepal Army started on December 31.

This is the 18th edition of the 'Surya Kiran' exercise.
A contingent of 334 soldiers of the Indian Army is participating in this exercise.
The Indian Army contingent in the 'Surya Kiran' exercise is being led by a battalion of the 11th Gorkha Rifles.
The 17th edition was held last year in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand.
The foundation of this military exercise between India and Nepal was laid in the year 2011.